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A moment at old city with lover (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amour

'lover' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a moment at old city' is the wordplay.
'moment' becomes 'mo' (slang abbreviation. e.g. 'just a mo').
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'old city' becomes 'ur' (ancient city state).
'a'+'mo'+'ur'='AMOUR'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for amour that I've seen before include "20 [AFFAIR]" , "Love affair - loved one" , "(Secret) lover" , "Romantic liaison" , "French romance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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